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Toilet Repairs in Indianapolis

How Your Toilet Works

Understanding how your toilets work can help diagnose a number of plumbing
issues. The anatomy of a toilet is fairly simple. This can be helpful
to you if your toilet is leaking, running, or flushing improperly. If
you understand what's going on in there, it can be easier to understand
the cause of your plumbing problems.

Here are the basic parts of your toilet:

Base - This is attached to the floor with a flange. A wax ring is inserted
between the flange and the fixture to create a seal. The toilet is bolted
to the flange with closet bolts

Supply line & shut-off valve - The thin pipe connecting your toilet to a water source is your supply
line. At the wall, there is a shut-off valve that will shut off water
to the toilet.

Flush valve - The part inside your toilet that releases the water when activated by
the flush handle.

Trip lever - The chain inside the tank that lifts the flapper to allow the water
to be released to the bowl.

Flapper valve - This creates the seal in the tank that holds the water before and after
a toilet flush.

If your toilet is rocking, it may need new bolts or flange. If the base
is leaking, this may mean you need a new wax ring. Inside the tank, it
gets a little more complicated. If the handle doesn't do anything
when you push it down, something may have come disconnected or broken
in the tank.

Have more questions? Give our plumbers a call for toilet repair in Indianapolis.

When Things Become Too Complicated, Call Us!

If your toilet keeps running and you can't figure out why, it may be
time to turn to the
Indianapolis plumbers. A simple plumbing issue can turn into a disaster when you insist on doing
it on your own. You may even end up with an outrageous water bill! We
can quickly come to your home and repair your toilet problem. Our skilled
plumbers have years of experience in toilet repair.